Kutaragi Not Actually Chairman of Cellius

Okay, time to reel in a meme that’s in danger of spreading too far. It’s being reported all over the place today (Joystiq, Kotaku, Spong, GameDaily Biz) that Cellius, the joint venture between Sony and Namco Bandai, will have Ken Kutaragi as its "Chairman."

I’m not going to go around pointing fingers at people and try to figure out who screwed up and who just followed the leader; suffice it to say this is not true. The new company’s executives, as listed in the official press release [.pdf] are: